TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gilbert,W.S.
TI  - The Bab Ballads
AV  - PR 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - English wit and humor
KW  - Humorous poetry, English
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab_Ballads; Release date is 1997-06-01; Transcribed from the 1920 Macmillan and Co. edition of “The Bab Ballads” (also from “Fifty Bab Ballads” 1884 George Routledge and Sons edition) by David Price; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "The Bab Ballads" by W. S. Gilbert is a collection of light verse first published in book form in 1869. Named after Gilbert's childhood nickname, these illustrated comic poems showcase his signature "topsy-turvy" style—establishing ridiculous premises and pursuing their logical, absurd conclusions. Written before his famous Gilbert and Sullivan collaborations, the ballads reveal his cynical wit and became wildly popular, read at dinner parties and even in the House of Lords. Many later provided plot elements and characters for his celebrated comic operas. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/931
ER  -